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Latino nonprofit forced to shutter
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UNC’s defense struggled late in the game as the Tar Heels fell to N.C. State on Saturday. UNC fell behind in the fourth quarter before losing 28-27.
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SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR UNC researchers have racked up 13 Challenge Grants from the National Institutes of Health, funded by money from the stimulus package. The highly competitive two-year grants total about $11.8 million.
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city | page 3 WELCOME BACK After several months dormant, The Varsity Theatre on Franklin Street threw open its doors this weekend. Under new ownership, the theater showed three films, including “The Wizard of Oz.” Tickets sold for $3.
The big number is rooted in the little things. Meticulous preparation, careful study and constant reinforcement of details that seem asinine — but for Roy Williams none of it is asinine. Every little thing matters. All the tiny routines and small rituals add up. In Williams’ case, the sum is 600 wins at two of the most successful programs in college basketball during the last 21 years. That’s an average of 27 wins per year, and for Williams’ career, a winning percentage of about .812. It took him only 739 games to win 600, and the only coaches to reach that milestone faster are Adolph Rupp and Jerry Tarkanian. Every practice is structured, detailed down to each minute. The repetitiveness can seem overwhelming. Every timeout, Williams strides to the scorer’s table, removes his glasses and places them on top of the table.
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arts| page 6 Chapel Hill’s Public Arts Office is displaying 10 sculptures around town as part of an annual exhibit called “Sculpture Visions.”
this day in history NOV. 30, 1999 … Students and community members march from the Chapel Hill Post Office to Chapel Hill Town Hall in protest of the World Trade Organization.
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“It seems like just this morning that we were doing 500. I could have sworn I was here for 400, but apparently I wasn’t.” The structure also allows Williams to communicate in the heat of games. “Deon! Box!” Just two words, but they hold a host of meaning
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Every woman at UNC knows the statistic: Only about four of every 10 students on campus is male. But venture into the basement of Peabody Hall on a Tuesday night when Student Congress meets, and it’s a different story. Leaders say the way members are elected and the way individuals seek seats make the organization fail to demographically or ideologically represent the student body. Members remain divided as to whether this disconnect has an impact on the body’s fairness and effectiveness at distributing more than $350,000 in student fees to
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Looking at Student Congress The demographic makeup of Student Congress, charged with representing all students, differs dramatically from the general population on several measures.
See 600, Page 4 ONLINE: Larry Drew II and UNC put away a pesky Nevada team late. DTH ONLINE: Check out a photo slideshow of UNC’s win at dailytarheel.com.
Homeless crime statistics debated BY caitie forde-smith staff writer
Data released by the Chapel Hill Police Department earlier this month has added fuel to the debate over the move of the town’s homeless shelter. The numbers provide residents with ammunition against the relocation of the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service’s downtown Community House into the Parkside neighborhood. But Chris Moran, executive director of the council, says the information misrepresents the population his group serves.
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In a tersely worded letter Tuesday, 73.2% the Fraternity and Sorority Standards Review Board placed almost 25 new 40.9% directives on Delta Kappa Epsilon 26.8% fraternity intended to return them Females 59.1% to the basic expectations of a Greek organization on campus. 9.7% Greeks The outlined goals reach far 18% beyond the normal expectations for fraternities and come on top Young 14.6% of prior sanctions from the Greek Democrats 4% Judicial Board and internal reforms Percent of Student Congress members by DKE. The standards board was College 4.8% Percent of total student population reviewing the fraternity on a request Republicans 0.34% from the judicial board. SOURCE: OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH, STUDENT CONGRESS DTH/CHRISTINE HELLINGER The standards board’s recommendations include forming a local alumni advisory board and having alumni or faculty advisers at recruitment events. Combined with judicial board sanctions, DKE must create and fill six new vice president is considered homeless, he said. positions in the fraternity. At the time of their arrests, 31 An internal review of the chapof the 94 homeless individuals ter by DKE International has also The shelter hopes to leave claimed to be shelter residents. been recommended. behind its current facility at 100 Almost half of those 31 com“We have our work cut out for W. Rosemary St. and relocate mitted multiple offenses this year. us,” said Patrick Fleming, presito 1315 Martin Luther King Jr. Neither Moran nor Gunter would dent of DKE and an editorial board Blvd., closer to several residential comment on specific cases. member of The Daily Tar Heel. neighborhoods and Homestead When placed into the greater The new directives and recomPark. context of crime in Chapel Hill, mendations were spelled out in a The data, which was requested homeless crime makes up a small six-page letter by the standards by residents opposed to the move, proportion of arrests for the entire review board, made up of UNC reflect 315 offenses committed by year. administrators, faculty members the town’s homeless so far this In October alone, Chapel Hill and two Greek students. The letyear, said Chapel Hill police Lt. police responded to 772 incidents, ter cites “a multitude of incidents, Kevin Gunter. Most of the crimes according to data provided by the reports, and violations over a twooccurred in downtown Chapel police department. year period,” as justification for the Hill. After years of planning to extensive reach of the guidelines. Anyone who lists his or her resiThe letter says the board “disdence as city streets or the shelter See crime, Page 4 cussed extensively” whether to Males
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It’s a scene that could pass for casual if it wasn’t repeated with precision each timeout. The structure allows everything to flow into routine — especially winning. “I was just surprised at how fast it came up,” senior Marcus Ginyard said of win number 600.
Leadership turnover Many nonprofits are struggling in the current economic recession, proving why running a nonprofit requires tremendous commitment and leadership, Castro said. He said everyone who has held a leadership position in El Centro had good intentions but were not equipped with what they needed. Since 2001, there have been at least five different executive directors. “Running a nonprofit requires
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Even with Roy Williams sporting a sling after shoulder surgery, the Tar Heel coach earned a milestone victory Sunday against Nevada.
for Deon Thompson — an immediate recall of Williams’ plays and practices. Or when Williams constantly cries “GO!” to his point guard, imploring the Tar Heels to run his secondary break offense. Or when Williams, in a sling after a recent shoulder surgery, spends half the game in a defensive crouch — even after forgetting to take halftime pain medication. Despite his meticulously run program, Williams is far from robotic. He says he never has been one to shy away from competition. He is known for demonstrative sideline tics, most notably slinging off his jacket when the game goes awry. But even that is usually calculated to occur when his team needs it most. On Sunday, Williams was limited by a sling and had no jacket to sling when his team was struggling. So instead he ripped off his tie midway through the game. “I didn’t look very professional out there tonight,” he said. Thompson, who scored a career-high 23 points Sunday,
The local Latino community has lost one of its greatest advocates. El Centro Latino, the Carrborobased Latino advocacy group and resource center, announced its closure Wednesday due to a decrease in donations and grants, leadership turnover and the economic recession, according to a press release. El Centro officially opened in 2000 and has since offered programs such as employment assistance and English as a Second Language classes to an average of 150 clients per month, according to its Web site. The nonprofit made $211,831 in revenue in 2008, according to IRS forms. The press release states El Centro Latino’s Board of Directors is not dissolving the organization and will hold a meeting in January to discuss El Centro’s future and how best to serve local Latinos. El Centro Latino founder Mauricio Castro, who now works with the N.C. Latino Coalition, said there is no question that these services are just as needed today as they were needed nine years ago.
New rules for DKE The Fraternity and Sorority Standards Review Board made about 25 recommendations and directives for Delta Kappa Epsilon, including: Creation of additional leadership positions, including positions of vice president for education, vice president for risk management and vice president for judicial/standards. Requirement that alumni and/ or faculty advisors be present at all chapter events during the recruitment period (regardless of whether such events are called recruitment events). Creation of a local alumni advisory board whose members will be available to regularly attend fraternity meetings. Creation and implementation of a social and risk management policy for chapter events where alcohol is present, addressing purchase or other procurement of alcohol, service to minors or intoxicated persons, enforcement, member accountability and crisis response. remove DKE’s recognition, ultimately deciding not to despite the fraternity’s poor track record. “Efforts do not appear to have produced sustained, positive change in your chapter nor, minimally, consistent adherence to applicable University and (Interfraternity Council) policies,” the letter said.
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f you happen to be an executive running late for your flight — no problem. You probably have people working under you who can handle the situation. And by “handle the situation,” I mean e-mail a bomb threat for you. According to investigators, Claudia De La Rosa sent an e-mail to a Miami airport claiming there was a bomb on board an American Airlines flight to Honduras. Police said she sent the message so the flight would be delayed and her boss, who was running late, would still be able to catch it. This situation just shows problemsolving at its finest. De La Rosa was released Friday on bond. NOTED. When one Massachusetts woman saw what she said looked like Jesus Christ on her iron, she knew she was going to be all right — even after having her work hours cut back. Mary Jo Coady first noticed the image Sunday. The residue on the bottom of the iron looks like a man with long brown hair. Now she’ll have no problem ironing holey shirts.
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today Lecture: Dan Ariely, professor of behavioral economics at Duke University and author of ”Predictably Irrational,” will discuss how the principles of behavioral economics can help us understand some of the irrationalities that influence our everyday behavior. The lecture is co-sponsored by the Parr Center for Ethics and the Carolina Economics Club. Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: Hanes Hall, Room 120
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QUOTED. “I’m like, ‘What are you doing with the turkey? We got the baby.’ She didn’t know what to do.” — Africa McCalop, whose mother helped deliver her baby on Thanksgiving while running back and forth to the kitchen to prevent the turkey from burning. McCalop and her baby were taken to the hospital, and both are in good health.
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HIV and human rights: GlobeMed and the Student Global Health
Committee will sponsor a panel discussion on the intersections of HIV and human rights in a global context. Panelists will include Ben Meier, Suzanne Maman, Audrey Pettifor and Jennifer Erausquin. Time: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Location: Hanes Art Center Auditorium
Tuesday Film: The documentary “The Business of Being Born” will be screened Tuesday. Everyone is invited to bring food and participate in an informal discussion after the film. Time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Location: Michael Hooker Research Center Soup for the soul: The Sigma Soup for the Soul (and other comfort food) event will raise money for the UNC Dance Marathon. The sorority will serve a variety of soups, sandwiches and favorite comfort foods. Tickets cost $5. Time: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Location: Sigma Sigma Sigma house, 307 E. Franklin St. “The First 100”: Wilson Library’s
Southern Historical Collection will show “The First 100,” a 30-minute documentary produced in 1964 to promote the anti-poverty work of the North Carolina Fund. A panel discussion featuring Billy Barnes, public relations director and photographer for the fund from 1964-69, and Jim Leloudis, associate professor of history at UNC, among others, will follow the screening. Time: 5:30 p.m. reception; 6 p.m. program Location: Student Union Theater
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ichael Amato, a sophomore physics and astronomy major, is participating in “No Shave November.” This is Amato’s fourth and final week of staying hairy. Though Amato tried participating last year and failed, this year he has vowed to succeed.
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to rob a B.P. gas station at 12:14 p.m. Saturday at 1201 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., according to Chapel Hill police reports. They stole $200 in cash and $100 worth of Newport tobacco products, reports state.
HIV testing: Campus Health Services and the Student Global Health Committee will provide free walk-in HIV testing to students, faculty, staff and the community. No blood or needles are involved, and results are available the same day. Time: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Location: Student Union, Room 3102
n Someone broke the side window of the Pines Community Center, entered the center and stole computers between 4 p.m. Wednesday and 5:25 p.m. Saturday at 107 Johnson St., according to Chapel Hill police reports. The suspect stole $400 worth of computer hardware and software and caused $100 in structural damage, reports state.
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n Someone broke into a vehicle and stole $1,700 worth of power tools between 5:30 p.m. Monday and 7:27 a.m. Tuesday at a parking lot at 100 Timber Hollow Court, according to Chapel Hill police reports.
Damage to the driver’s side window totaled $200, reports state. n Someone entered a home and stole $4,000 worth of camera and computer equipment at 2 a.m. Wednesday at 713 N. Columbia St., according to Chapel Hill police reports. Among the stolen items were a n A p p l e Po w e r B o o k c o m puter valued at $2,200, a Sony PlayStation3 valued at $200 and a Canon camera valued at $1,500, reports state. n Someone smashed the glass door of Purple Puddle gift shop, entered and took money from the cash register between 5:15 a.m. and 5:20 a.m. Sunday at 400 S. Elliott Road, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The person stole $10 worth of coin change and caused $500 worth of damage to the door, reports state.
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As part of the broader effort to stimulate the nation’s struggling economy, 13 UNC projects have received nearly $11.8 million from the National Institutes of Health’s Challenge Grants to tackle scientific and health-related challenges. The two-year grants, provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will be used to provide salaries for research faculty and expand the resources of projects aimed at bridging knowledge gaps and benefiting society. One project, which will receive nearly $873,000 over two years, is focused on discovering small molecules that can be used to explore the biology of chromatin — the protein that makes up chromosomes. The project could hold broad implications, including discovering new therapies for cancer and metabolic diseases. Stephen Frye, the principal investigator for one of the 13 selected projects, said the grant has allowed him to retain staff and cover research costs in the face of budget cuts.
“We really would not be able to continue our research without this funding,” he said. “It is definitely going to accelerate our process.” T he Health, Oppor tunity, Partnerships and Empowerment Accounts project, led by nutrition professor Marci Campbell, received $954,000 and aims to provide support groups for women dealing with weight loss, financial problems and poverty. “The Challenge Grant will help us build resources because, before now, we haven’t had any actual resources,” she said. Campbell said the grant will h e l p w o m e n c r e at e s av i n g s accounts within the program. The women will receive matching funds through their accounts to put toward furthering their education, purchasing a home or creating a business. “You can talk the talk, and it is good to have a budget, but without the ability to get a loan or get help with savings, it is hard for women to make a difference,” she said. The 13 projects at UNC were among nearly 250 selected nationally from a competitive pool of
A $1 million project will assess the influence of gene variations, epigentic expression and environmental variables on risky behaviors including smoking, illegal drug use and excessive drinking. Led by Guang Guo, sociology professor Researchers will use a $954,000 grant to help women in rural eastern North Carolina improve their health and overcome poverty.
Led by Marci Campbell, nutrition professor The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy will receive $873,000 to better understand the role of protein in regulating the genetical material chromatin and the development of cancer. Led by Stephen Frye, medicinal chemistry and natural products professor
more than 20,000 applicants. “That’s a one percent success rate,” Frye said. “We feel very fortunate to have received one of the grants, and we’re certainly going to make the most of it.” Unlike most stimulus funding grants, which create new projects and programs, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Andy Johns said the Challenge Grants provide financial assistance for established projects in need of further funding for expansion. Johns said the grants are largely a testament to the quality of UNC’s research, which has been steadily
growing over the years. “When you’re competing with so many universities, we thought we would be lucky to receive five, or even fewer than that,” he said. Johns said he hopes the 13 projects will outlast their two-year grants. “We hope they will produce significant results in themselves but that they also serve as launching pads for Carolina to continue these projects beyond the funding and to expand our portfolio of research,” he said. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
Recruitment begins for new database for N.C. veterans As part of refocused effort to better address the behavioral health of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, the Citizen Soldier Support program is recruiting behavioral and rehabilitative health providers to participate in a new database aimed at helping combat veterans and their families. The database is intended to help veterans and their families find civilian health care providers who have a better understanding of post-deployment challenges, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, depression and suicide. The goal of the database is to provide at least three providers in each of the 100 counties in North Carolina. Interested providers are encouraged to visit ncwarwithin.org and complete their enrollment information under the health providers tab.
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Inter-Faith Council holds blanket drive for homeless The sixth annual drive for Blanket Orange County begins Tuesday and runs through Dec. 21. The drive, hosted by the InterFaith Council for Social Service, is looking for 300 donated blankets for Orange County’s homeless community. “Blanket Orange County has become an annual event that is greatly welcomed and appreciated by the Inter-Faith Council and our homeless residents who want to stay warm during the winter months,” Chris Moran, executive director of the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service was quoted as saying on the program’s Web site. “Volunteers and staff also provide blankets to unsheltered persons who sleep outdoors when shelters are full on cold winter nights.” The council is looking for gently used blankets or cash donations that will help them to purchase new blankets. One blanket costs $7. Drop-off locations for blankets include the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA and Meadowmont Club. For more information, visit ifcweb.org.
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Loryn Clark photographs her husband, Chapel Hill police Captain Jeff Clark, while he poses with his son Tyler Clark and Elizabeth Pollom. The family gathered together to celebrate the lighting of the community tree in the Memorial Garden of University Baptist Church on Sunday.
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Town lights its community tree for the fifth year BY Caitlin mcginnis Staff writer
Santa Claus, elves, reindeer, a couple of choirs and a 22-foot tall tree lit by energyefficient LED lights filled the courtyard next to University Baptist Church Sunday night. The University Baptist Church hosted the fifth annual community tree lighting sponsored by the Town of Chapel Hill. Mitch Simpson, senior pastor at the church, said the event draws a wide assortment of attendees. “This is certainly not a worship service but a public service,” he said. “We are very mindful of the separation of church and state in the context of a larger cultural celebration.” Santa Claus and his elves handed out candy canes and snowflake pins to young children who stood by the tree eagerly waiting for its lights to shine.
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Varsity reopening shows positive change BY Emily Tracy staff writer
Town of Chapel Hill and UNC to hold bike workshop The Town of Chapel Hill and UNC will hold a Carolina North bike connector workshop from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in suite 133G of University Square. The workshop will discuss a location for a greenway and bike path connection between Carolina North and UNC campuses. For more information, contact Mary Jane Nirdlinger, special projects coordinator for Chapel Hill, at 968-2739 or mnirdlinger@ townofchapelhill.org.
“I like the tree lighting because it brightens up Chapel Hill,” said Eliza Brooks, an 8-year-old member of the church’s youth group. This was the first year that the ceremony included events other than the tree lighting. It began with trumpeters from the University’s music department and followed with performances from the church’s youth and handbell choirs. “We want to help the downtown merchants and kick off the holiday season,” said Jim Norton, executive director of the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership. “This is all a part of an umbrella project to revitalize downtown.” Youth group members ran a hot cocoa and cookies stand — another first for the ceremony — with proceeds going to the International Justice Mission. The mission works to combat human trafficking.
“Many people are unaware of the insidious evil of human trafficking,” Simpson said, though recently it has gained local importance with the recent case in Fayetteville, he added. The church’s director of children ministries, Allison James, said the church has helped to raise more than $16,000 for the International Justice Mission in the past two years. “We began by raising money and educating the congregation,” James said. “We are now trying to educate the community.” Jackson Pettee, a 10-year-old volunteer at the cocoa and cookies stand, said he liked the tree lighting ceremony because of what it represents. “I like it because it symbolizes what the community means, working together and helping each other get through,” Pettee said.
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The Varsity Theatre reopened Friday with a sold-out showing of the Wizard of Oz at 1 p.m. The theatre - From staff and wire reports. is under new management.
Dorothy Moore was eight years old when “The Wizard of Oz” first came out. She never saw it on the big screen growing up, but she had the chance Friday at the grand reopening of The Varsity Theatre. Moore, who moved to Chapel Hill from San Francisco in 1985, was one of many residents waiting outside to get a seat for the soldout grand reveal of the recently remodeled theater. “I am thrilled about the showing of ‘The Wizard of Oz.’ It is my favorite movie, and I have never seen it on the big screen. I was born in 1931 — the movie came out in 1939 — but my family did not go to the movies until the 1940s,” Moore said. Many who attended were equally interested in seeing the theater revealed as seeing the film itself. Stephanie Burgess, a longtime patron of the theater, immediately noticed all of the changes to the
Varsity. “It looks fresh, and the new carpet sticks out. I like how it is classic, not tons of posters or bright lights. The theater still has part of its old charm. It fits,” she said. The lobby, concession, upstairs lounge and women’s bathroom have all been remodeled. The new concessions stand serves popcorn, bottled water, sodas and candy. “The lobby is by far my favorite. The only thing that has not changed in it is the popcorn machine,” said Stuart Hoyle, an employee who has worked on and off at the Varsity and Carolina Theatre since 1981. The film was not the only thing appealing to moviegoers. A lowered ticket price of $3 gives a cheaper alternative to other nearby theaters. “The ticket prices are a relief. Other movie theaters, you end up blowing $40 for movies and refreshments with your kids,” Burgess said. Co-owner Susan Shareshian chose “The Wizard of Oz” for the
first showing due to its appeal to all age groups. “In pre-sales, we saw parents buying tickets for their small children to see the movie for the first time, and we saw people who saw the movie when it originally came to the big screen,” Shareshian said. Laura Tremaine, a 1997 UNC alumna, is also a long-time fan of the Varsity and is now sharing the experience with three generations — her parents, her husband and her two kids. “I used to come here all the time when I was in school. I love everything about the Varsity. So much is changing about Chapel Hill; it is nice to see some places still here that I can share the experience with my kids,” she said. During the course of the weekend, the Varsity played “The Wizard of Oz,” “The Invention of Lying” and “The Informant!” Contact the Features Editor at features@unc.edu.
A≠ordable living proposals created BY Rebecca putterman senior writer
With a variety of affordable housing proposals making their way through the Chapel Hill Town Council, people who work in town might become more likely to be able to live here, too. Four different organizations are making headway on several affordable housing options, most of which are serving niche groups of Chapel Hill’s working class — especially those associated with the University. “There’s a nationwide discussion that’s happening about workforce housing,” said Loryn Clark, the neighborhood and community services manager for the town’s planning department. “A variety of affordable housing opportunities and options is really good for our community,” she said. Alongside the Community Home Trust, an organization funded partially by the town that provides affordable homes in new developments, other organizations like The Arc of Orange County are also taking on the affordable housing challenge. The organization plans to apply for funding for an affordable housing community for the disabled in Meadowmont later this year. “The need is so great and the organizations are so small. You need all the hands you can get working on this problem,” said Robert Dowling, executive director of the Community Home Trust. The Home Trust presented its latest quarterly report to the Town Council last week, describing successful sales of affordable homes in the new East 54 condominiums and on Crest Street in Carrboro. Dowling is a firm believer that those who work in a community should be able to live in that community, and many of the Home Trust’s lower-income home buyers are employed by either the University or UNC Hospitals. “It’s absolutely essential that we don’t become a bedroom community where if you can’t afford a half-a-million-dollar home you can’t live here,” Dowling said. “We have teachers and UNC employees and hospital employees who don’t make a lot of money who are really vital to this town.” Orange County Habitat for Humanity has also been providing housing for University and hospital employees, although Habitat’s housing is aimed at the income group between 30 percent and 50 percent of the town’s median income. The Community Home Trust caters to those earning 80 percent or less of the median. In its newest project, Phoenix Place, off Purefoy Drive in the Rogers Road community, Habitat has recently accepted applications for 18 of the 50 homes in the environmentally friendly development, which is set to begin construction in January. “Fourteen out of the 18 were either University or UNC Health Care employees,” said Habitat Executive Director Susan Levy. “Most of them work in housekeeping or facilities services.” Another proposed development would provide affordable housing for not only University and hospital workers, but also town employees. The Pine Knolls Townhomes planning committee will propose its plan, aimed at serving the slightly higher income group of teachers, firefighters and police, this spring. “There’s need across the board, for sure,” Levy said, adding that each organization serves different but equal needs. “Nobody is more worthy than anyone else.” Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu. Phoenix Place
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A study conducted by UNC researchers has found that treating patellofemoral pain syndrome — better known as “runner’s knee” — might be as simple as bending your knees and lifting weights. The study, published in the November issue of the American Journal of Sports Medicine, traces the condition to weak quadriceps and hamstrings. Darin Padua, an associate professor of exercise and sport science, and his colleagues analyzed the biomechanics of about 1,600 midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy. Tracking them from their enrollment at the academy, the study found that the midshipmen who bent their knees the least in a jump test and had weaker hamstrings and were nearly three times more likely to develop the condition. People with weaker quadriceps were five times more likely to develop the condition, according to the study’s findings.
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The N.C. Literary and Historical Association has recognized creative writing professor Bland Simpson with the R. Hunt Parker Memorial Award for his contributions to N.C. literature. Simpson, who directed the University’s creative writing program from 2002 to 2008, has written several books about North Carolina and has taught in the College of Arts and Sciences since 1982. Along with teaching and writing, Simpson has worked as a songwriter and musician and is a member of the Red Clay Ramblers, a Tony Award-winning string band.
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being able to look ahead at the next year or two,” he said. “If someone thinks this is a job that can be done from nine to five, they are totally misled.” Carrboro Alderman Randee Haven-O’Donnell also identified high turnover in leadership as a key issue El Centro faced, saying strong leadership is directly related to successful funding.
Serving a growing group According to a 2008 U.S. Census Bureau report, 6.3 percent of Orange County’s population is of Hispanic/Latino origin. Carrboro had the county’s highest Hispanic/Latino population with 12.3 percent in 2000, according to U.S. Census data. With such a significant Latino population, UNC sociology professor and immigrant advocate Judith Blau said the effects of El Centro’s closure will be immediately felt by the Latino community. Blau, who runs the Chapel Hill and Carrboro Human Rights Center in Abbey Court, a predominantly Latino housing complex, said El Centro was like the Human Rights Center’s big sister. She said the many programs it offered will be a loss for the community. “But they also provided something more complicated than that: social inclusion,” she said. Jakelin Bonilla, co-chairwoman of Campus Y’s Linking Immigrants to New Communities, said El Centro was providing its clients with weekly updated job openings. This was especially significant due to the recent unemployment crisis, she said. “At this moment, people will have a lot of questions about resources, employment, food stamps … things that are high necessities right now,” Bonilla said. “I feel like there will be a huge void of information.” Both Blau and Bonilla said they will do their best to fill that void, but when it comes to offering services like maintaining a job database, neither have resources like El Centro’s. “El Centro Latino did a lot for just being one organization,” she said. “I don’t think we’ll ever be able to fill their shoes, but I see us collaborating more with other organizations in the area to do what El Centro did.”
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is just one of the many products of Williams’ system. Once a high-post shooter who started quickly but fizzled late in the game, Thompson spent most of Sunday banging in the low post for eight rebounds, including five on the offensive glass. He posted his first back-to-back 20-point games Sunday and last week against Gardner-Webb. “Six hundred wins means I’ve been very lucky,” Williams said. “It’s a lot of great players and great assistant coaches. “I don’t think you’ll ever hear Roy Williams say, ‘I won 500,’ or ‘I won 600.’ I say, ‘We won this and we won that,’ and that’s really what I believe.” That belief is why during a timeout, with UNC up one against
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The student-run Greek Judicial Board reviewed DKE’s status in September, following alcohol and other violations during parties in August and September. Its decision placed DKE on a year of social probation, cut their pledge period for new members in half and recommended UNC’s standards board review the fraternity’s recognition with the University. DKE followed up the decision with their own sanctions, including donating their social budget toward building the Courtland Benjamin Smith memorial house through Habitat for Humanity. The house will be named for the former DKE president who was shot to death by Archdale police in August. An investigation into the
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campus groups each year. “Demographically, just in terms of race and gender, I don’t think we represent the student body,” said Speaker Pro Tem Dakota Williams. “I don’t know why that is, but it’s probably an issue that should be addressed.” Williams said the large number of men — more than two-thirds of the organization — is particularly noticeable, but he’s not sure how he would go about including more women and minorities. “Ideally, we would be more repContact the City Editor resentative and more proportionat citydesk@unc.edu. al,” he said. “But I don’t know how
From Page One Nevada in the second half, all eyes focus on Williams, crouching in the center. None of the players look around the stadium, at the bright lights, the screaming fans, the scoreboard. And as the score closes, the team closes in around Williams, as if to hear Williams’ every syllable. By the time Nevada takes a brief lead, the players are cocooning around their kneeling coach. And when Larry Drew II sinks a three-pointer to give the Tar Heels a five-point lead and force a Nevada timeout, Williams calmly rises as if it was just another drill from another practice — a drill his teams have run effectively now 600 times in the last 21 years. Just another little moment, building on the big number. Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu. DKE house party he was at earlier that evening was the inciting incident for the fraternity’s current scrutiny and sanctions. Since August, the fraternity has faced a series of mounting expectations it is still working to address. “A number of things in that document we’ve already started on,” Fleming said of the standards board’s letter. He named the fraternity’s restructured leadership, substance abuse program and new Code of Conduct as examples. But that doesn’t make the more than 1,400 words of directives any less daunting. The board’s letter includes three dates from February to September set for the Board to review DKE’s progress. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. to fix it, other than to encourage everyone to run.” Maggie Zhou, one of only four female undergraduate representatives, said she would like to see more women but is unsure if the gender divide has an impact on congressional politics. Zhou said she worries that the large numbers of men could potentially dissuade female members from joining. “There can definitely be a guy’s club atmosphere,” she said. “You want your representative body to be open to as many types of people as possible.” While Congress has faced criticism in past years for being too conservative, an organized group of Young Democrats were elected to the body last spring. Members said this group of five has shifted
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move, Moran said he is frustrated by recent outcry from Parkside residents. “This is craziness,” he said. “I will say for a fact that the great majority of people on that list who cited 100 W. Rosemary as their residence did not stay with us.” Parkside residents are afraid the homeless population’s connection to crime, mental illness and chronic substance abuse will pervade the neighborhood, said Tina CoyneSmith, who is leading the resident opposition. “The IFC likes to compare the homeless population to the average Chapel Hill resident,” CoyneSmith said. “That is simply not true.”
She said the numbers and types of crimes involving homeless people aren’t representative of her community. But Moran maintains that the focus on homeless crime is unfair. “We’re not living in a perfect world,” he said. “Why is this notion of violence unique to the homeless population?” Gunter said police cannot predict if the proposed shelter would draw more crime to the Parkside area. “A crime shift would be very difficult to predict,” he said. “Only time will tell if increased crime would be a direct result of the move.”
Homeless crime 9 reports of assault on a female 3 reports of public urination 9 reports of breaking and entering 12 reports of consumption of alcohol on unauthorized premises
Overall crime 39 reports of assault on a female 12 reports of public urination 19 reports of breaking and entering 22 reports of consumption of alcohol on unauthorized premises
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the organization leftward. Young Democrats has 732 UNC students paying dues this semester. Two members of Congress are registered members of the College Republicans, which has 98 duespaying members on campus. These two, and one additional member, are also affiliated with the Carolina Review, a conservative publication on campus. Members maintain that the demographics of the group have no measurable impact on the body’s ability to distribute money to student groups and debate legislation. “I don’t think demographics necessarily play a role in judging cases that come before Congress,” said representative Anthony Dent, who is a member of the Carolina Review
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and the College Republicans. “Naturally we should be neutral in terms of political viewpoints, so really, demographics shouldn’t play a role in influencing decisions one makes in Congress at all.” The body is required by law to ignore groups’ viewpoints — religious, political, or other — when deciding whether or not to fund them. Dent said he does not let his political viewpoints affect the decisions he makes in Congress, and would not imagine that others do differently. Williams and Zhou both said they would like to alter the districts students are elected from to reflect students’ class year rather than place of residence. The change would require a revision of the Student Code.
They said this will better represent the overall body and encourage more representative candidates to run. Most of the undergraduate members in Congress are either sophomores or juniors. Williams and Zhou also said the timing of elections, which take place in the spring, exclude freshmen from participating. They both said they would like to change that. “Because the flaw is as base as who is running, I think it’s easily fixed simply by encouraging more people to run,” Williams said. “I can’t stress enough that if people don’t like what we’re doing then they need to run.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Myrick’s stance highlights health debate hypocrisy
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here’s no way you can’t feel weird when you leave somewhere that you’ve called home for the past three months. Driving back to North Carolina from New Orleans last weekend was definitely surreal. I was coming “home,” but I was also leaving the city that I’d grown accustomed to. In some ways, packing up everything that I’d been using for the past 14 weeks felt like packing at the end of studying in Spain last fall. However, flying home from Spain felt more final because I did so with the same people that I had traveled abroad with and experienced new things with. But when you are in a new situation alone, such as when you take a semester off to work, it feels like a random occurrence when you pack up and leave at season’s end. Everybody that you met at your new, temporary home will still be doing the same things at the same places after you’ve returned to your “normal” routine. That’s a strange feeling. There are drawbacks and perks to every new situation. A perk is that you learn something about yourself every time you try something new. In New Orleans, I learned that I don’t like driving through the crowded downtown of a city. I probably shouldn’t be allowed to do so: Other drivers didn’t seem to like it when I drove there either. That’s important to note for future road trips. I’m not above having a valid excuse to not be the designated driver through congested areas. I also learned that New Orleanians love the Saints. Intensely. Businesses shut down early on game days so that everyone can get started tailgating well before kickoff. Furthermore, I don’t have a background in business, but I learned a few things about business administration by working closely with the staff at a nonprofit. It was a risk to withdraw for a semester of guaranteed good times at UNC to move to a place where I virtually didn’t know anybody. However, I didn’t hesitate to do so because I think now’s the time that we should take advantage of all opportunities possible to try new things. We’re still young and very mobile, so why not throw ourselves into as many different situations as possible and meet as diverse an array of people as possible before settling down? As soon as you figure out what makes you happy, whenever and whatever that is, stick with it. Maybe you came to UNC for college but still feel more content when you go home to New York, or Florida, or another country. Fine, move back there after college. You tried North Carolina, but like somewhere else better. At least you gave a new place a try. Then again, maybe you have a summer internship in London and love everything about it there. And at the end of that summer, the company offers you a full-time position after you graduate from UNC. Take it! If it makes you happy, why not give it a shot? It’s your life. Make it one that you’re happy to wake up to every day.
Going rogue Levin-Manning’s decision to resign as speaker of Student Congress raises questions
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oe Levin-Manning’s resignation as speaker of Student Congress comes at a questionable time. Broadly, it is a loss for the student body and Congress. In his short tenure, he brought continuity to an important body despite being the cause of many of its problems. Levin-Manning said he wanted to stress that he didn’t begin his job as speaker with the intention of resigning. He said he had every intention of continuing until the end of his term. But he didn’t. And that’s a problem. Levin-Manning was the only returning undergraduate to Congress this year — meaning that the body has lost significant institutional knowledge at the leadership level. True, Levin-Manning will still be serving as a member of
Congress. And he said that he will provide any assistance to members of Congress and the future speaker. That’s admirable but not unexpected. The expectation should be that our elected officials remain in office for their full term. Recently, Levin-Manning’s leadership has been overshadowed by a number of controversies. There have been several procedural issues and lawsuits that deal with decisions he made. But rather than dealing with these issues as speaker, Levin-Manning chose to resign. This wasn’t the right move. Now wasn’t a good time for Levin-Manning to leave his leadership post. In addition to cleaning up the mess he helped create, Congress will face the
additional challenge of dealing with a shake-up of leadership. Levin-Manning said that his situation has changed from when he took the position and that he wanted the role to go to someone with fewer distractions. He also emphasized that he wanted Congress to have a smooth spring semester. That makes sense. But it shakes our confidence in L e vin-Manning for any future positions he might seek in student government. Our leaders must ride through storms and prioritize correctly. Levin-Manning’s situation might have changed, but he should have stuck it out and continued as speaker. Congress would be better off with the same leader all year than a mid-year abrupt change.
Can’t a≠ord this internship Unpaid internships can hurt students who want job experience but also need to support themselves
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’ve had a bone to pick with businesses that offer unpaid and not-for-credit internships for some time now. So you can imagine my dismay upon reading a recent New York Times article preaching the value of such positions and how companies pressed for cash are increasingly relying on interns to do work for free. The unpaid internship is one of the biggest swindles out there for college students today. The promise of a “one-of-akind experience” is often left unfulfilled. Menial office tasks and the occasional chat with an executive often constitute an entire summer. In the end, students usually receive a letter of recommendation from a lower-level supervisor. It’s hardly worth a summer of volunteering, in my opinion. More importantly, however, these positions perpetuate a cycle of socioeconomic discrimination. While many employers deem internships a prerequisite for a salaried position, many students — especially those paying off student loans or funding their own education — can’t afford to work for free. And often, landing another job on top of a full-time unpaid internship isn’t an option. Thus, employers are in effect denying these hardworking and often exceptionally qualified individuals who simply don’t have a means to fund such a job.
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The problem of unpaid internships speaks more to the companies that participate than to the interns themselves. I know firsthand the difficulties associated with unpaid internships. When I could no longer afford travel expenses to drive back and forth from Raleigh twice a week, I approached my employer. Fortunately, my boss made the internship cost neutral by covering all of my travel costs. But others are not so lucky. A good example of this is the internship program with the U.S. Congress. Only a handful of offices fairly compensate their interns. However, the vast majority of Congressional offices expect students to move across the country, live in an area where the cost of living is much higher and work full-time for free. On top of that, many of the opportunities are not legitimate
experiences in government. Giving Capitol tours and sealing envelopes for eight hours a day doesn’t really constitute what it’s really like to work on the Hill. There are a few business that really do offer great work experience for their unpaid interns. The chance to shadow executives, work on crucial projects or the opportunity to have work published can really pay off in the long run, especially if the duration of the internship was part of a trial run before a permanent position. But these companies will never get all of the qualified applicants they seek when their employees are not compensated fairly for their valuable work. After all, when interns are treated like permanent employees and are expected to produce the same quality work product, they deserve fair compensation. It’s unfair and exploitative for companies to rely heavily on unpaid college student interns. Clearly, something is amiss when McDonald’s pays its lowest-level employees more to flip burgers than a business pays an intern to produce valuable work product. So when applying for internships this summer, I urge students to avoid selling themselves short by taking a job that pays less than they’re worth. And don’t let anyone fool you — your work is valuable. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have hired you in the first place.
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TO THE EDITOR: Thank you so much for Tuesday’s article describing how the N.C. congressional delegation voted (“Health care reform divides N.C. delegation,” Nov. 17). It is ironic that the members of Congress, who voted against health care reform, receive excellent medical care in the form of taxpayer-subsidized, top-of-the-line insurance coverage while their constituents languish. The most egregious example in North Carolina is Rep. Sue Myrick, R-N.C., who was elected in 1994 and developed breast cancer while in office, the treatment of which was paid for by her constituents. Yet she screams about socialized medicine. I guess socialism is okay if you are a congresswoman, but not for anyone else. A few weeks ago I saw a young woman in the hospital who was just out of college. She had two severe chronic conditions but had done really well until she outgrew her parent’s insurance coverage. Unable to afford her medicines, she is now disabled, unemployed and in and out of the hospital. Write to your senators and ask them why it fair for them to be subsidized by the taxpayers, but not their constituents. If we don’t pass this legislation now, then you too could end up like that young woman. Charles van der Horst Professor School of Medicine
Nude modeling cartoon wrong to insult practice TO THE EDITOR: In The Daily Tar Heel’s Nov. 19 issue, the editorial cartoon by Mark Viser illustrates not only his own insecurity with viewing a nude human body but also his lack of respect for artists in general. It’s an assumption, albeit a safe one, to read this cartoon as his own scared and embarrassed face having to stare at the nude front of a male model posing proudly on a podium for an art class. Did the cartoonist even read the article? Nude models aren’t some narcissistic people who can’t wait to strike their most dashing pose. They’re regular people who are comfortable with their bodies, unlike one artist in question. It’s also ironic that a cartoonist would show an artist that was embarrassed to practice his craft. As professor Dennis Zaborowski echoed in the article, (“Nude models pose for art students,” Nov. 11) the human body is an amazing tool for artists to practice drawing forms and shapes. I’d be surprised if any sensible and secure artist disagreed with the idea that drawing a naked human body is not only extremely useful … but frankly not a big deal. I’m also still a little curious
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Senior wine tasting event to benefit a good cause TO THE EDITOR: Please join the class of 2010 on Dec. 3 in a toast to local agriculture and local microfinance at the “Soiree Under the Stars” — a benefit local wine tasting — at the venerable Morehead Planetarium. Attend “Soiree Under the Stars” and sample the produce of North Carolina’s finest wineries, including Grove, Biltmore, Duplin and Benjamin. While there, you will also enjoy jazz performed by Chancellor Holden Thorp’s band, Equinox, and supporting student-run initiatives to combat local homelessness and poverty. “Soiree Under the Stars” benefits two programs — the Community Empowerment Fund (CEF) and the Senior Marshals’ homelessness committee. CEF is a student-run organization that offers small loans, savings opportunities, financial services, and assertive support to individuals experiencing or at-risk of experiencing homelessness. Pairing members of our community with student volunteers, CEF motivates participants to build personal assets, gain higher income, engage in a healthy community and plan for the future. T he proceeds from this event will also work to fund events organized by the Senior Marshals homelessness committee, including an initiative in the spring aimed at connecting the homeless and atrisk population with access to opportunities for greater employment, self-advancement and education. So don’t wait — get your tickets early! Considering the brilliance of all of the wines, the quality of the music, the splendor of the Planetarium, the caliber of the company and the incredible significance of this extremely worthy cause, this soiree is expected to sell out. Buy tickets ($10 for students and $15 for faculty and community members) in the Pit Monday through Thursday, or e-mail TheCEF@gmail.com to make a reservation. Maggie West Ashley Harrington Co-Chairwomen, Senior Marshals Homelessness Committee CORRECTION: Due to a reporting error in Tuesday’s editorial, “Not so taxing status,” the board incorrectly stated that the University is running the nonprofit incubator program. It is a project of student government and is still in the planing stages. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error.
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Exhibition showcases sculptures By Eric Pesale
which is being installed this month through Chapel Hill’s Public Arts From Franklin Street to the Office. Southern Village Green, new “It’s like having a museum withsculptures are popping up around out walls,” said Jeffrey York, public Chapel Hill. arts administrator for Chapel Hill. They’re part of the 2009-10 For this year’s exhibition — the Sculpture Visions exhibition, fifth since 2004 — the Public Arts Office has loaned or rented sculpSculpture exhibit locations tures to display them around town Est for one- to twoes Lovearch Dr. year periods. Ball House Ten sculptures will be displayed this year, the most Magnolia Exotica in a Sculpture Landing Visions exhibition . t Hope is... S ary since 2006-07. m e . Darfur Legacy #1 Ros C h a r l i e n St i l k Fran n Ave. Brouwer, an artist ero from Willis, Va., Cam UNC campus West Side Totem installed his wood sculpture “Hope Is…” on Nov. 20 at the Hargraves . Community m Blvd a h d r Fo Center. Brouwer’s Note: Two sculptures do 8-foot-tall sculpnot yet have locations. ture shows a man climbing a ladRedwood 2,000 ft. SOURCE: GOOGLE MAPS der. It’s made out DTH/SARAH POTTS AND CHRISTINE HELLINGER of locust wood, a U. S.
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dense and weather-resistant lumber. “As traditional lore says, it lasts 100 years,” Brouwer said. Brouwer said he also mixes natural trunks and branches in his works along with locust wood sheets produced in sawmills to comment on mankind’s impact on nature. “It reminds us we can be both natural and unnatural in a way,” he said. Installations of the sculptures are still ongoing and are expected to conclude in December. This year, the town increased the amount sculptors were paid to transport, install and loan their work from $1,000 to $1,500 due to newly available funds in the Parks and Recreation Department’s budget. York said this increased the applicant pool and gave the selection committee a variety to choose from. Gretchen Lothrop, a sculptor from Pittsboro, will have her 13-foot-tall, stainless steel sculpture “Grove” installed in early December on the grounds of the Robert and Pearl Seymour Center. Lothrop, who had a sculpture previously exhibited in the 200607 series, said “Grove” is difficult to
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“Landing” by Cecilia Lueza at the Chapel Hill Museum is part of a showcase of 10 sculptures being installed in the Chapel Hill area. The exhibition is the fifth since 2004 and will be on display until October. transport because of its height. “I need a crane to move it, so I tend not to move it unless it’s going to be a good show,” Lothrop said. Lothrop said her sculpture was influenced by the enchanted grove in Kenneth Grahame’s book “The Wind in the Willows” and plays on
the idea of groves as sanctuaries. She said she uses stainless steel in all of her sculptures. “It has a quality of purity and otherworldliness,” Lothrop said. “It reflects what’s around it.” Viewers are encouraged to let each piece speak to them in its
own way. “I hope that people are inspired to let their minds wander a little bit,” Lothrop said. “Let their own feelings come to them.” Contact the Arts Editor at artsdesk@unc.edu.
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Sophomore Dixon uses speed to beat Hoosiers “We know we can just hit it into space, and UNC plays passes in space for forward Alex will probably get to it very quickly." By Louie Horvath Assistant Sports Editor
Alex Dixon’s blazing speed served as the motor for the UNC attack in its third round contest Sunday against Indiana. In a game where the Tar Heel attack often seemed disconnected from the defense, the sophomore forward helped manufacture offense where there previously seemed to be none at times. “I thought we struggled today with finding our rhythm early,” coach Elmar Bolowich said. “Several players off here and there. We couldn’t quite connect.” Because Dixon likely possessed more speed than any single defender on the Indiana defense, the unit struggled to contain him. Most of North Carolina’s prime scoring opportunities — at least tangentially — came from Dixon outrunning his marker for the ball. “They’ve got some good players,” Indiana coach Mike Freitag said. “Dixon can speed, and Billy Schuler’s a heck of a player. Those balls played forward, maybe we didn’t deal with them as well as we should have, but UNC has some good forwards that you have to deal with.” Dixon marked the lone tally on the scoreboard with his speed. In the 28th minute, he chest-
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just able to deflect the ball safely away. IU’s goalkeeper, Luis Soffner, was bombarded again and again on North Carolina corner kicks, as sophomore Kirk Urso essentially hit curving shots from the corner flag. “It’s not the only (corner kick) we have, but when we do run it — and today Kirk almost scored from it,” Bolowich said. “The keeper was caught on the near post, and fortunately (for IU), he got a hand on it
Jordan Graye, UNC defender ed down senior Jordan Graye’s long ball in between two defenders, eluded one with a fake shot, and then blasted the ball under the diving Indiana keeper, Luis Soffner, for the g a m e ’s o n l y goal. The score was hardly t h e t e a m’s only opportunity, however. The Tar Heels played numerous balls down Sophomore the field to Alex Dixon Dixon. scored UNC’s The best only goal versus example was a Indiana. clearance during the second half in which Dixon chased down the ball just before the endline, passed to nearby midfielder Michael Farfan, who found sophomore Kirk Urso outside the box. Urso’s shot may have been punched out by the keeper, but it was still a quality opportunity, nonetheless. “(The long ball) adds a new dimension,” Dixon said. “If they are putting a lot of pressure on us, we can just release me, and I’ll run on to it. “We’ve been talking about it during the week, that they were
having problems with speed in the back. We were just trying to use that as another means of attack.” The recent uptick in production, Dixon said he believes, can largely be attributed to his recovery from several small but nagging injuries. Dixon’s goal marked the seventh time he has found the back of the net this season. On a hot streak of late, Dixon scored a goal in each of UNC’s NCAA Tournament wins and five goals in his last six games. The rest of the Tar Heels have certainly taken notice. “It makes things a lot easier,” Graye said. “We know we can just hit it into space, and Alex will probably get to it very quickly.” With a healthy Dixon, his teammates continue to struggle at times with playing next to someone with such grass-scorching speed at forward. “A lot of times it gets us into trouble because sometimes we think he’s a lot faster than he really is,” Graye said. “We play it a little bit too far, and the defender gets to it a little bit before him. But other than that, we know when it’s 50-50, Alex is most likely to get to it.”
and cleared it off the line.” Soffner’s counterpart in goal, North Carolina keeper Brooks Haggerty, didn’t face such problems. The senior tallied four saves on the day, as the North Carolina defense limited Indiana (12-10-1) to long-range efforts — whether that was shots or opportunistic crosses. The only real chance for Indiana occurred toward the first half ’s closing as IU forward Darren Yeagle headed a beautiful cross just wide of goal. Haggerty watched helplessly
as Yeagle made contact, but the effort was meager and misguided. North Carolina defender Jordan Graye, for one, didn’t seem too troubled by Indiana’s efforts afterward. “We’re trying to keep our defense together and as a unit. It’s crunch time,” he said. “It’s important for us to get the first goal. “We know if we get that first one, we can pretty much hold it down in the back.”
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tage, Hatchell said the biggest disappointment was UNC’s meager 46-43 rebounding margin. “I told them if they got outrebounded, we were going to have rebounding practice at 6 o’clock in the morning,” Hatchell said. After entering halftime with a 10-point lead, the Tar Heels adjusted on both ends of the floor and subsequently regained its rebounding edge. Forward Laura Broomfield said much of the team’s rebounding woes were self-inflicted. “A lot of times we were taking it from each other,” she said. “Our
“They won that by three, so I’ll keep my word. As much as I love rebounding practice at six in the morning, I’ll keep my word.” Sylvia Hatchell, UNC coach heart and our intensity was there. We just have to learn not to take it from each other.” Offensively, UNC returned to feeding the ball in the post, a campaign that helped UNC string together a 19-7 run and open its largest 22-point lead of the game. The Tar Heels managed to stave off late rallies by the Buccaneers that diminished the lead to nine.
When Hatchell was asked whether the team would be rebounding at dawn, she smiled. “They won that by three so I’ll keep my word,” Hatchell said. “As much as I love rebounding practice at six in the morning, I’ll keep my word. “1:30. We’ll do it then.” Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.
National and World News Afghan strategy raises concerns
Obama administration is closely monitoring Dubai’s debt default
WA S H I N G T O N , D . C . (MCT) — Senators raised concerns Sunday about the cost of putting more U.S. troops in Afghanistan, as President Barack Obama prepared to announce a new Afghanistan strategy Tuesday. Obama is expected to announce the deployment of about 30,000 more troops. The cost per soldier could be as much as $1 million per year, according to some estimates. Costs like that are prompting some lawmakers to call on other countries to provide support for the war effort or to cut federal spending elsewhere.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — The Obama administration said Friday that it was monitoring developments in a looming debt default by the Persian Gulf emirate of Dubai, whose efforts to fend off creditors sent stocks skidding in the United States and around the globe amid fears of new bank losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened down by more than 200 points during Friday’s abbreviated session, recovering slightly later in the day as analyst reports suggested that U.S. banks had little exposure to Dubai, one of seven sheikdoms that compose
Less money spent U.N. scolds Iran this Black Friday in new resolution SAN FRANCISCO (MCT) — More Americans hit the stores during Black Friday and the rest of the holiday-shopping weekend, but they spent less than they did last year, a retail trade group said Sunday. The National Retail Federation’s survey, conducted over the weekend, found that 195 million shoppers visited stores and Web sites, up from 172 million last year, but the average spent was about $343, down from about $373 a year ago. For the weekend, the total spending figure is an estimated $41.2 billion.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — The United Nations nuclear agency blasted Iran in a resolution Friday for obstructing investigations into its suspected nuclear weapons program and demanded that Iran stop enriching uranium at a once-secret facility. In response, the Obama administration suggested that world powers might be moving closer to imposing international sanctions on Iran. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs called a 25-3 vote on the resolution by the International Atomic Energy Agency “overwhelming.”
the United Arab Emirates. Around the world, fears focused on the danger that a massive debt default by Dubai could trigger similar defaults elsewhere. “The Treasury Department is monitoring the situation,” said a White House official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The Obama administration and U.S. financial analysts aren’t greatly worried about exposure to Dubai; Citibank is the only U.S. financial firm that has any significant exposure. Citibank, which is still living on taxpayer support, has about $5.8 billion tied up in Dubai.
Study predicts a jump in diabetes CHICAGO (MCT) — Even if the percentage of Americans who are obese stays the same, diabetes cases will nearly double in the U.S. in the next 25 years, and the cost of treating the disease will almost triple, according to a new study by researchers based at the University of Chicago. The study found the number of people with diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes will climb from almost 24 million this year to about 44 million in 2034. Over the same period, annual diabetes-related treatment costs are expected to increase from $113 billion to $336 billion.
With a victory against Nevada, Roy Williams netted his 600th career win. See pg. 1 for story.
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Penalties Wilson to Jarvis Williams to make the score 17-14. In the 11-play, 77-yard drive, 45 of those yards came from penalties. The whistles and flags beset UNC on all sides. While UNC’s defense gave up chunks of yardage, the Tar Heel offense often found itself moving backward. “Penalties killed us all day long,” UNC quarterback T.J. Yates said. “We had some drives where we got up there close, and penalties took us back. … As a team, we’ve just got to play smarter.” Yates referred specifically to UNC’s first drive of the game. The Tar Heels opened the game by marching downfield and looked likely to find the endzone. With third-and-one from the NCSU 12-yard line, UNC tight end Zack Pianalto was called for holding and minus-10 yards. Instead of a touchdown, UNC settled for a field goal. It hurt more when Johnny White fumbled at the onefoot line on the next drive. “There’s never a time where you (could) score a touchdown and fumble another one where it could have been 14 points, and you have to settle for three — sure, you feel like you’ve left points on the field,” Davis said. In spite of the penalties, Saturday was the most prolific day of offense for UNC this season. Yates threw for a season-high 280 yards and two touchdowns. Both Greg Little and Jheranie Boyd topped 100 yards receiving. All told, the Tar Heels racked up 481 yards of total offense and 24 first-half points. But it wasn’t enough in a rivalry matchup against an N.C. State team that played far better than its record. “We could play this team in the McDonald’s parking lot, and it would be a big game,” N.C. State’s Owen Spencer (4 catches, 130 yards) said. The win was the Wolfpack’s third straight against the Tar Heels, and it stung extra for players like Yates and junior defensive tackle Marvin Austin, who have never beaten the Wolfpack in their careers. “This is the toughest loss possible,” Austin said. “N.C. State, crosstown rivals. They came out, they wanted it more.” The game also changes UNC’s postseason picture. It now falls to 8-4 and 4-4 in the ACC, the same record as last season when they went to the Meineke Car Care Bowl.
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in time, and that left people on islands,” safety Deunta Williams said. “Those were pretty good receivers. They were fast, and they did a good job of making plays.” That throw capped off an eightplay, 90-yard march in which the Wolfpack gained less than five yards only twice in eight plays. “They executed on the things that they needed to execute on,” Burney said of the drive. “That’s as easy as I can say it. They pretty much executed us up and down the field.” After the Tar Heel defense forced a three-and-out on the next drive, it was called on once again after Casey Barth had his 38-yard field goal attempt blocked. Even though the ensuing drive ended on a failed fourth down conversion attempt, the drive did exactly what the N.C. State wanted it to do: It took away all three North Carolina timeouts as well as chewed up four minutes and 21 seconds of the game clock because UNC couldn’t make a single stop to get off the field. The backbreaking play came when the Wolfpack was staring
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down a third-and-11 on their own 49-yard-line. Even though the Tar Heels could feel fairly confident that Wilson was going to throw it, they still couldn’t stop a fade to Spencer for 25 yards. “You just can’t give up big plays,” coach Butch Davis said. “Big plays are the backbreakers, because it buoys their confidence, and keeps the momentum going in the other direction. Certainly, some of the big plays they got today was attributable to their ability to throw the ball nicely.” Wilson was at his best in the fourth quarter. His 98 passing yards in the period marked the most productive quarter of the game. “Every week you got to gameplan for a great player,” Williams said. “A great player still goes out there and makes great plays, and that’s what (Wilson) did today.” Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.
Parts of a whole Some say Student Congress isn’t as representative of the student body as it could be. See pg. 1 for story.
Agency in need El Centro Latino closed its doors over the holiday break but hopes to reopen. See pg. 1 for story.
A helping hand Several UNC professors have earned NIH grants for research in the state. See pg. 3 for story.
Rising curtain The Varsity Theatre reopened to sold-out crowds on Friday. See pg. 3 for story.
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www.dailytarheel.com Men’s Soccer UNC 1 Indiana 0
Women’s Soccer UNC 5 Wake Forest 2
The Daily Tar Heel monday, november 30, 2009 Football N.C. State 28 UNC 27
UNC secures narrow victory Tar Heels struggle defending perimeter DTH ONLINE: Charleston Southern shot a record number of three-pointers against UNC.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Charleston Southern UNC
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By Anna Kim Senior Writer
Three times in the fourth quarter, UNC needed a stop from its stout defense. Twice, that defense failed. Despite their previous successes against mobile quarterbacks, UNC’s defenders looked lost in the face of the Wolfpack offense. Russell Wilson & Co. did whatever they wanted against the Tar Heels to grab the lead early in the fourth quarter and then salted it away at the end. North Carolina, which entered the game fifth in the nation in scoring defense, failed to fluster Wilson. He consistently was able to deliver the ball to his receivers despite heavy pressure in his face. “The same Russell Wilson that was here two years ago,” Kendric Burney said. “The laid-back, calm, collected, knowing how to handle pressure. That will carry you a lot as a quarterback. He did all the right things, made all the right reads and threw the ball to all the right people.” The best example was Wilson’s strike to wideout Owen Spencer. Wilson took a huge hit from defensive end Quinton Coples, but still managed to loft a perfect ball over the UNC defense, hitting Spencer in stride as he skipped into the end zone to give the Wolfpack the lead. “On our all-out blitzes, we didn’t get there
When players from Charleston Southern arrive at practice, they invoke some familiar names. “When our players come in, they talk about, I’m (Cetera) DeGraffenreid. I’m (Chay) Shegog,” CSU coach Julie Goodenough said. “These are the players they emulate in practice.” Still, in Chapel Hill, the underdogs managed to conjure something their heroes had never seen. In a narrow 7667 UNC win, CSU shot 17-48 from beyond the arc. Freshman Both figures are Tierra Ruffinrecord highs for a North Carolina Pratt scored a career-high 16 opponent. A t t i m e s , i t points. appeared that CSU might show No. 4 UNC something else it has not seen this season — a loss. When asked the positives of the game, UNC coach Sylvia Hatchell paused. “That we won,” she joked. “I think we learned a lot. Their style is very different than us, and it will help us since we had to make adjustments.” Hatchell said that the team anticipated the Buccaneers’ international style drive-and-kick offense. That meant that the 7-0 Tar Heels were forced to make many unprecedented adjustments — like scrapping help-side defense and focusing on containing players with strict man-to-man. “You can’t play as much weak side, and you can’t help on penetration,” Hatchell said. “But we hadn’t played a team like this, so it was good for us.” In the second half, the Tar Heels also tried employing a zone defense to help contain the three-point barrage. It barely curbed it. The Buccaneers finished the second half shooting 40 percent from beyond the arc. Offensively, UNC sank just one shot from the perimeter but still finished 50 percent from the field. Given North Carolina’s size advan-
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See Adjustments, Page 7
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The North Carolina defense held N.C. State running back Toney Baker to just 62 yards on the ground. But with NCSU’s quarterback, Russell Wilson, the Tar Heels again had no answers. The sophomore signal caller torched UNC in the air as he threw for 259 yards and four touchdowns. The loss left Butch Davis winless against N.C. State while at UNC.
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UNC falls to rival for the third straight year
By Louie Horvath Assistant Sports Editor
By Powell Latimer Sports Editor
RALEIGH — North Carolina entered Saturday’s game against N.C. State with dreams of a nine-win season and a possible berth in the Chick-fil-A or Gator Bowl. The shrill blast of a referee’s whistle snapped the Tar Heels back into the reality of another blown halftime lead and another loss to their in-state rival, 28-27. Ten times, yellow flags flew against North Carolina. As a whole, that amounted to 122 yards against UNC. “We can’t have the penalties that we made today,” UNC coach Butch Davis said. “A lot of things that prevented us from scoring more often were self-inflicted.” In the second quarter, the Wolfpack offense was stagnating. With only seven points, NCSU trailed UNC by 10, and the Wolfpack was staring at a third-and-23. But Charles Brown bumped the intended receiver while N.C. State quarterback Russell Wilson’s pass hung in the air. The whistle blew for pass interference and an automatic first down. And it didn’t stop there. What should have been a punt turned into three UNC penalties; a pass interference call against Kendric Burney and a personal foul against Michael McAdoo. It ended in a 14-yard touchdown strike from
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Junior T.J. Yates put in arguably his best performance of the season against the Wolfpack. The UNC quarterback passed for 280 yards and two touchdowns.
UNC’s bowl game options With an 8-4 overall record to close the season, North Carolina is bowl eligible for the second straight year. The ACC’s bowl partners will choose which teams to invite after Georgia Tech and Clemson square off in the ACC championship this Saturday.
Chick-fil-A Bowl 7:30 p.m., Dec. 31, Georgia Dome, Atlanta Konica-Minolta Gator Bowl 1 p.m., Jan. 1, Jacksonville, Fla. Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl 8:15 p.m., Dec. 27, Nashville, Tenn. Meineke Car Care Bowl 4:30 p.m., Dec. 26, Charlotte Champs Sports Bowl 8 p.m., Dec. 29, Orlando, Fla. Emerald Bowl 8 p.m., Dec. 26, San Francisco EagleBank Bowl 4:30 p.m, Dec. 29, Washington, D.C.
Dixon strikes again for UNC
Tar Heels Advance to College Cup
Tar Heels advance to NCAA quarterfinals with victory men’s soccer Indiana UNC
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By Chris Hempson Assistant Sports Editor
For the first 20 minutes of Sunday’s third-round NCAA match between North Carolina and Indiana, Hoosiers coach Mike Freitag thought nobody wanted to play. Neither team produced any golden opportunities, and possession kept getting squandered around midfield. Quite frankly, Freitag believed the game was dull. But in the 28th minute, that all changed — in regrettable fashion, too, for Freitag and all those in red. At that point, UNC forward Alex Dixon settled a pass inside Indiana’s 18-yard box and fired in a splendid goal between two IU defenders. The strike eventually proved the game winner, as North Carolina won, 1-0. It was the sophomore’s second goal in two games and a sharp transition from his early-season struggles. “I’ve had a lot of injuries and stuff,” Dixon said. “I’m getting healthier and healthier. Just getting my confidence back, and it’s giving me the extra
“We know if we get that first one, we can pretty much hold it down in the back.” Jordan Graye, UNC Defender motivation to go out there and help.” The No. 5 seed Tar Heels (15-2-3) now held the lead, and seemingly, a ticket to the NCAA quarterfinals. With a team that has allowed just 11 goals on the season, UNC coach Elmar Bolowich could go the conservative route and hold his squad back on defensive. But instead, he did just the opposite. “We didn’t want to go into any defensive formations whatsoever,” Bolowich said. “We needed that second goal. I encouraged the players to attack even more forcefully and throw even more players forward. “I always feel that attack is our best defense.” The Tar Heels never got that added cushion, but they did get close. Minutes after Dixon’s goal, captain Zach Loyd drove a header toward Indiana’s back post. A Hoosiers defender standing on the goal line was
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he North Carolina women’s soccer team found itself in a familiar position Friday. For the 25th time in the last 28 years, UNC advanced to the College Cup with a 5-2 victory against Wake Forest. Senior forward Casey Nogueira led the third-seeded Tar Heels with a hat trick. With the win, UNC faces Notre Dame in the NCAA semifinals.